Free Linux Foundation OTCA Exam Questions

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Total 354 Questions | Updated On: Jan 15, 2026

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Question 1

You are a developer managing a production system that currently uses unstructured logs, making it difficult to perform scalable log analysis. To improve observability, you consider switching to a different logging approach. Which option would most effectively enhance your log analysis capabilities?

A : Continue using unstructured logs but implement more comprehensive regular expressions for parsing.

B : Switch to structured logging using a standard logging framework.

C : Store logs in plain text files for easier access.

D : Reduce the volume of logs by limiting log levels to ERROR only.

Answer: B

Question 2

Which component in the OpenTelemetry Collector can be used to enable authentication and authorization mechanisms for telemetry data?

A : Processors

B : Receivers

C : Extensions

D : Exporters

Answer: C

Question 3

In an ExponentialHistogram, how are negative values handled?

A : Negative values are mapped by their absolute value into a separate negative range using the same scale as the positive range.

B : Negative values are ignored and not represented in the histogram.

C : Negative values are stored in the same buckets as positive values but with negative counts.

D : Negative values are combined with positive values in a single range.

Answer: A

Question 4

Your instrumentation library has updated its telemetry schema to a newer version. How should a telemetry consumer handle data emitted with this new schema version?

A : Request the telemetry source to revert to the older schema version.

B : Transform the telemetry data to match the consumer’s expected schema version if necessary.

C : Ignore the Schema URL and process the data as per the consumer’s existing schema.

D : Reject any telemetry data that does not match the consumer’s current schema version.

Answer: B

Question 5

You have a single receiver configured in your OpenTelemetry Collector that needs to send telemetry data to two separate trace pipelines. How can you achieve this configuration?

A : Define two separate receiver instances with different names.

B : Use a processor to duplicate the telemetry data to multiple pipelines.

C : List the same receiver under both pipeline configurations in the service.pipelines section.

D : Configure the receiver to export to multiple exporters within a single pipeline.

Answer: C

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